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Ms. Cilento from Staten Island, NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Criss, Cross, Applesauce!

Help me give my students a clean, colorful, comfortable, and engaging classroom carpet to enhance their learning.

  • $505 goal

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My Project

My students are the light of my life. For most of my students, attending school is their first experience leaving their families. This can be frightening and overwhelming for them. It is my responsibility to create a fun, safe, and engaging place for my students to come and learn. My goal is to create an inviting and safe space for them where they can grow and blossom.

With the addition of this colorful and clean carpet, my room will pop with color and help keep my students engaged and excited to spend their day with me.

This carpet will allow my students to have their own space to sit and participate in meetings. This will help with their spatial awareness and help them keep their bodies calm and focused.

Ms. Cilento Richmond Pre-Kindergarten Center Stuyvesant Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Cilento

Staten Island, NY View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

15 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Childcraft ABC Furnishings Learning A-Z Educational Carpet, 8 x 12 Feet, Rectangle • School Specialty $357.71 1 $357.71

Materials cost

$357.71

Vendor shipping charges

$35.77

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$428.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.68

Total project goal

$504.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$504.53

2 Donors

-$252.26

Donations toward project cost

-$214.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.84

match offer

-$252.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$214.43

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.84

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$0.00

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